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CVE-2025-32717: Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise · Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Affects Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.4High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Jun 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseAffected
  • =16.0.1
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-32717, organizations should: 1) Monitor Microsoft security advisories closely and apply patches immediately once released to address the vulnerability. 2) Restrict local access to systems running the affected Microsoft 365 Apps version to trusted users only, minimizing the risk of local exploitation. 3) Implement application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect and block suspicious behaviors indicative of exploitation attempts. 4) Employ network segmentation to limit lateral movement if a system is compromised. 5) Educate users about the risks of opening untrusted documents, even though user interaction is not required for exploitation, as document delivery remains a common attack vector. 6) Use Microsoft Office Protected View and other built-in security features to reduce the attack surface. 7) Regularly audit and harden endpoint configurations to reduce the likelihood of successful exploitation. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on local access controls, proactive monitoring, and layered defenses tailored to the nature of this vulnerability.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

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